1. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron:
2. “The Israelites should make their camps around the Meeting Tent, but they should not camp too close to it. They should camp under their family flag and banners.”
3. The camp of Judah will be on the east side, where the sun rises, and they will camp by divisions there under their flag. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
4. There are 74,600 men in his division.
5. Next to them the tribe of Issachar will camp. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
6. There are 54,400 men in his division.
7. Next is the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
8. There are 57,400 men in his division.
9. There are a total of 186,400 men in the camps of Judah and its neighbors, in all their divisions. They will be the first to march out of camp.
10. The divisions of the camp of Reuben will be on the south side, where they will camp under their flag. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.